Appaeatos foe damping and gumming labels



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TO ALL .TO WIIOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that we, JOSEPH BENN, of Goat, near Cockermouth, in the county of Cumberland, mechanic, and Gnonun OSWALD LI CKMAN, of the city of Manchester, merchant, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Appa atus for Dampingand Gumming Labels, Stamps, Envelopes, and Sheets of Paper; and we hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description thereof, reforcnce'being had to the annexed drawing, forming part of this specification.

Our improved apparatus consists of a reservoir to contain-a supply of'water'or adhesive solution. This reservoir is in communication with a chamber, the upper part of which is a perforated plate, under which is tien saturates the sponge or other porous substance, and minute portions of the water or adhesive solution penetrate through the perforated plate consequently, on sliding the label or stamp over the perforated plate, sutlicient moisture is imparted to-it to damp the gum if the back of the said label or stamp is adhesive; or suflicient adhesive solution may in like manner he applied to .the stamp or label if the .back is plain. In making envelopes the apparatus may be used for applying'the'adhesive substance; and it may also he used to damp the adhesive substance previous vto closing them. In damping paper, for-copying letters or other purposes, it is necessary to allow the paper to remain on the perforated plate for a short time, or until the'moisture has penetrated through the sheets of paper;

Description of the Drawing.

Figure-1 lo a front elevation,

Figure 2 a transverseseetion, and.

Figure 3 a plan of an apparatus suitable for damping and gumming labels or stamps constructed accordin to our improvements.

a is. the reservoir, containing a supply of water or adhesive solution, which is filled through the orifice when the reservoir is in the position shown ,in dotted lines in fig. 2. This reservoir is in communication with the chamber 12, and it is connected thereto by the hinge c to allow the reservoir to be filled. The reservoir is held fast on the chamhertlby the pin a. l The upper part of thechamber d is formed by the finely-perforatedplate I connected by end partitions to the lower perforated plate 2'. The space between these two plates isfillcd up bysponge or, t 1tl ier suitable porous substance. When the apparatus is ready for use, the water or adhesive solution penetrates through the perforations in the plate It; consequently, on slidingthe label 0]. stamp over the plate, sufiicicnt moisture is imparted to it todamp the gum if the hack of the label or stamp is adhesive, or suflicien't adhesive solution is, in like manner, applied to the label or stamp it the back thereof is plain. The above apparatus'ma'y also be used to damp the adhesive substance on envelopes previous'to 4 closingthem. l In making envelopes a similarapparatusmay be used, but of larger dimensions, and with perforations in the plate It in the particular-positions required for only applying the adhesive substance in the parts where it is wanted-for securing the folds together, and for closing them.

In damping paper, for copying letters or other purposes, the apparatus must be'made to suit'the size of the sheets of paper tobe damped; and it is necessary to allow the paper to remain on the perforated plate It until the moisture has penetrated through the sheets of paper. The apparatus may be made of sheet metal, porcelain, glass, or other suitable material; and it is evident that, in all cases, the size of the apparatus, and particularly that of the perforated plate k, must be made in proportion to the size of the stamp, label, envelope,

or sheet of paper to be damped or gummed.

Having thus stated the nature of our invention, and described a convenient mode of performing the same, we declare that 'whatwe claim herein as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

The nppmatus described, consisting of a reservoir, connected to a damping-chamber, provided with a perforated plate, or any eombination of similar parts answering the same, purposes, and for effecting the same objects.

i In testimony whereof we havehcreunto set our hands before two subscribing witnesses.

l JOSEPH BENN,

G. O. LUOKMAN: Wi tncsses:

II. B. BAnLow, PatcntAgcnt, Manchester.

'lilOS. E. HARLOW. Drauahtsman. Mmmhuntm'. 

